Eccentric Caesar Salad

When I created this Caesar salad, I did a silly dance around the kitchen. Seriously—it is that good. And the name is perfect for it. Im betting that this Caesar salad dressing is like nothing youve ever tasted. It is extremely eccentric and undeniably delicious. Who would have thought that curry powder would be the perfect addition to a Caesar dressing? Not me before I took the risk of adding it—but now I am a total convert. And the nutritional yeast gives this dressing a cheese-like flavor that could please even the most omnivorous Caesar salad connoisseur. This recipe makes extra dressing that you can store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Topped with our Quick Garlic Croutons, capers, avocado, and hemp seeds, this dynamic salad will delight your adventurous taste buds. —Marea

Preparation

To make the dressing:

Combine the cashews, oil, lemon juice, yeast, mustard, garlic, salt, curry powder, and pepper in a food processor and add 1/4 cup plus 3 tbsp/75 ml warm water. Process until the mixture is very smooth, 2 to 3 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl once or twice.

To make the salad:

Toss the romaine with 1/2 cup/120 ml of the dressing. Add more to taste if desired. Divide the lettuce among six plates, and top each with some of the croutons, avocado, hemp seeds, and capers. Serve immediately.

Note: Nutritional Yeast

Nutritional yeast has a delicious, savory, cheesy flavor thats especially welcome in many dairy-free recipes. Its also extremely nutrient dense, packed with amino acids, B-vitamins, folic acid, selenium, zinc, and many more important minerals. It gives our Caesar salad dressing a yummy, cheesy flavor, and we also love it sprinkled on popcorn, soups, beans, and pasta. Many people add it to vegetable juice to enhance the nutrition. It comes in both flake and powder form (we prefer the flakes for our recipes) and is available in natural food stores, both in bulk and in cans.
Note that nutritional yeast is different from bakers yeast, and its also not the same as brewers yeast (which is a by-product from the beer industry). Nutritional yeast is made from a single-celled organism called Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is typically grown on molasses and then harvested, washed, and dried with heat to deactivate it. It should be stored in a cool and dry place in an airtight bag or container.

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Unbelievable! This is one amazing caesar salad. The dressing is unique and has so much flavor. This has become my go-to caesar salad. Don't leave a thing out -- the hemp seeds, capers and avocado add so much, and of course the garlic croutons. Try this -- it may become your new favorite too.

This is by FAR my favorite dressing of all time. I found this by searching for a different recipe my sister in law used. My husband is obsessed with it and I've turned the rest of my family into it also. The first time I made it I didn't have the chili (or was it curry?) powder and it was amazing without. I've since added that. We love "nutch " which is my families name for nutritional yeast and we even sprinkle it on top of this salad! I've already made it several times and we can't get enough. I usually add less ovile oil and a little more water to keep the calories down. Such a winner!